A Low Week for Michigan’s Highest Court

To wrap up the week, Law Blog turns to Michigan. After the brass-knuckle brawl of last fall’s Michigan Supreme Court elections, you might think things would settle down for the state’s highest court. That’s not the case.

A corruption scandal has resulted in the resignation of one of the court’s seven justices, a Democrat, whose departure means Republicans — who have a 4-3 advantage — will likely further cement their hold. That’s grim news for Democrats, who were within striking distance of taking a majority only three months ago.